Bebee or, Two Little Wooden Shoes Is a fantastic novel inscribed by Louisa de Lara who was a British writer well known under her pen name “Ouida”. The story is set in France culture and was published in 1874 which shadows the life of the titular character Bebee. An orphan girl, Bebee lives in a small village in France and the plot of the story primarily focuses on her adventure and the impacts of lives around her. Bebee Continues to be an optimistic character even after facing several difficulties in her life. She is innocent pure and kind with the contrast of the harsh world’s realities. The book follows the theme of love's transformative power and resilience into a positive outlook on life. A reader gets the interaction with various characters present in the village combining a group of children and elderly women and highlighting the simplicity that influences one another. The novel also highlights societal expectations and creates an interaction between the world of childhood and other problems of adulthood. The book itself creates sentimental and curious gestures that celebrate the values of kindness and enduring spirits.
Maria Louise Ramé (January 1, 1839 – January 25, 1908), also known as Marie Louise de la Ramée and under the pen name Ouida, was an English novelist. Ouida wrote almost 40 novels, as well as short tales, children's books, and articles over her career. She was moderately successful and lived a life of luxury, entertaining many literary figures of the time. One of her most famous works, Under Two Flags, was about the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists, with whom Ouida identified strongly, and, to a lesser extent, the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage and six times filmed. In most of Asia, her novel A Dog of Flanders is considered a children's classic. One of the causes for the American author Jack London's literary success was her novel Signa. Her extravagant lifestyle finally led to poverty, and her works were auctioned off to pay her debts. She died of pneumonia in Italy. Soon after her death, her friends arranged a public subscription in her birthplace of Bury St Edmunds, where a fountain for horses and dogs was erected in her honor.
